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iPhone 4 tech specs

OK, hot off the Apple website, here are the iPhone 4 tech specs ...
Written by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Contributing Writer

OK, hot off the Apple website, here are the iPhone 4 tech specs:

Pre-order: June 15th Availability: June 24th

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Size and weight

Height: 4.5 inches (115.2 mm) Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm) Depth: 0.37 inch (9.3 mm) Weight: 4.8 ounces (137 grams)

Cellular and wireless

UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technology

Power and battery

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Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter Talk time:   Up to 7 hours on 3G   Up to 14 hours on 2G Standby time:   Up to 300 hours Internet use:   Up to 6 hours on 3G   Up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi  Video playback:   Up to 10 hours Audio playback:   Up to 40 hours

Capacity

16GB or 32GB flash drive

Camera, photos, and video

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Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio 5-megapixel still camera VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 frames per second with the front camera Tap to focus video or still images LED flash Photo and video geotagging

Location

Assisted GPS Digital compass Wi-Fi Cellular

Display

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Retina display 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display 960-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi 800:1 contrast ratio (typical) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front and back Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Audio formats supported

AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Video formats supported

H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

Support for 1024 by 768 pixels with Dock Connector to VGA Adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable (cables sold separately)

Viewable document types

.jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)

Sensors

Three-axis gyro Accelerometer Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor

Environmental requirements

Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F(0° to 35° C) Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F(-20° to 45° C) Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

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